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Some Autumn Color at Brooklyn Bridge Park

After taking the tour of Pier 5 and the construction zone on Sunday, I headed north to Pier 1. While fall foliage is at its peak upstate, the warmer temperatures here mean it comes later. Still, there were some hints of fall evident along the way, beginning with these staghorn sumac leaves and drupes. The […]

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Pedestrian Bridge Nears Completion, and More Morning Walk Photos

As seen during my walk on Saturday morning, the all wooden pedestrian bridge that will connect Columbia Heights and Squibb Park to Brooklyn Bridge Park has its sections completely in place, though guardrails are still being installed. We look forward to walking it once it has been opened. More photos and text follow the jump. […]

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More Morning, and Some Evening, Walk Pix

Your correspondent had just walked out the door Saturday morning when he spotted these late summer blossoms in the garden outside his building (corner of Montague and Pierrepont Place). More photos and text after the jump.

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